Washing-machine



2 Shaets-Shet 1.

(No Model.)

' L. D. & A. J. HART.

I WASHING MACHINE. No. 589,084. Patented Aug. 31,1897.

.m: NORRIS warms 00-, mom-urns" msmnovou. o. c.

; UNITED STATES PATENT, @rrrcn LOREN D. HART AND ALBERT J.

HART, OF NORA SPRINGS, IOlVA.

WASHING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 589,084, dated August31, 1897.

Application filed April 2, 1897.

To aZZ'whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, LOREN D. HART and ALBERT J. HART, citizens of theUnited States, residing at Nora Springs, in the county of Floyd andState of'Iowa, have invented a new and useful Washing-Machine, of whichthe following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to provide a device of simple, durable,and inexpensive construction for the promotion of convenience andefficiency in the use of clothespounders, the object being morespecifically to provide an operating device which may be clamped to therim of a'tub in which the clothes to be cleaned are placed, and by themanipulation of a lever conveniently arranged relative to the tub theclothes-poundcr,

may be vertically reciprocated and at the same time be moved about thetub, and, fur- .ther, the pounder may, without changing the position ofits support, be placed into an adjacent tub and operated therein withthe same freedom as in the tub to which the device is attached.

Our invention'consists, primarily, in the construction, arrangement, andcombination of the various parts of the pounder-operating mechanism,ashereinafter more fully set forth, pointed out in our claims,'andillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 shows aperspective View of the complete apparatus applied to a tub. Fig. 2shows a perspective view of the pounder detached. Fig. 3 shows avertical sectional view of the pounder; and Fig. 4.- shows a top or planview of a bench upon whichare seated two tubs, one of which has thedevice applied thereto, and also showing by dotted lines the positionthat the pounder-operating device might assume relative to the other tubwhile being attached to the first tub.

The reference-numeral is used to indicate a standard having its upperend rounded to fit within the tube and having its lower Serial No.630,396. (No model.)

of the bolt provides means whereby they may be brought together so as tosecurely clamp the standard to a tub.

We have provided a device of si1nple,strong,

lever and for operating the pounder, with the standard, in such a manneras to allow a movement of said lever in any direction in a horizontalplane relative to the standard. This device comprises a sheet-metalcylinder or tube 14:, having at one end a similar tube 15, extending atright angles and designed to admit theupper end of the standard 10 andbe capable of a rotatable movement thereon. At the opposite end of thecylinder or tube 1.4 is another tube 16, extending at right anglesthereto and open at both ends. This device is allmade of sheet metal andthe parts firmly secured together by solder or otherwise.

' The reference-numeral 17 indicates an up righthavinga rounded bodydesigned to enter the tube 16 and having an angular formation 18 on itslower end. A detachable pin 19 is passed through the upper end portionof the upright to hold the same in place within the tube 16 and at thesame time permit a free rotation-therein.

' 20 indicates a second upright angular in cross-section andapproximately the sam length as the upright 16.

21 indicates a bar pivoted to the upper end portions of the saiduprights, and 22 indicates a lever pivoted to the lower end portions ofthe same uprights on the opposite sides from the bar 21 and having itshandle 23 extended a considerable distance beyond the upright 2O.

24: indicates a hook fixed to the upper, edge of'the lever22, and 25indicates a hook fixed to the top of the upright 17.

26 indicates a contractile coil-spring fixed atonejend to the'hook2el'and having a chain 27 fixed to its other end, whereby it may bedetachably connected with the hook 25. The tension of the chain may beadjusted by changing the position of the links of the chain relative tothe hook 25. It is obviousthat the resiliency of the spring will beexerted in a direction tending to elevate the handle 23 of the lever 22.

28 indicates wire loops fixed to the opposite sides of the upright 20near its central porand durable construction for connecting thetion, and29 are guides fixed to one side of the upright 20 and its upper andlower end portions.

30 indicates a pin designed to be passed through the loops 28, and 231indicates an opening in the upright 20, designed to receive the pin 30when it is not in use.

The reference numeral 32 indicates a rounded wooden handle for thepounder. This handle is connected with the operating mechanism by beingplaced between the loops 28 and guides 25) to thereby limit its lateralmovement, and then the pin 30 is passed through the outer end of theloops 28, with its central portion in engagement with the said handle.By this means the handle is firmly held in its position.

The pounder proper comprises an approximately cone-shaped body 33, openat its lower end and having a central tube 3-1 extended therethroughdesigned to receive the handle 32. Near the upper end portion of thecone we have provided a number of small openings 35, and also hoods 3U,fixed to the exterior of the cone to cover the said openings 35, so thatthe water forced outwardly through the openings will be deflecteddownwardly. 'Within the cone 33 we have fixed a series of three smallercones 37, each of which is open at its lower end and closed at its top.The outer edges of these cones 37 are connected with the inner surfaceof the cone 3 and the inner edges thereof are connected with the centraltube 234.

In practical operation we will assume that the parts of the apparatusare detached in the same manner as is usual when packed for shipping orstorage, and assume, further, that it is desired to apply the same to atub foruse. Ve first take the standard 10 and secure it to the edges ofthe tub by means of the winged nut 13. The brace 38, which is fixed tothe strip 11, rests upon the top surface of the tub and holds thestandard 10 in a vertical position. The part comprising the tube 14: andthe tubes 15 and 16 is next placed in position by merely applying thetube 15 to the upper end of the standard 10. The frame in which thepounder is held has been previously connected with the tube 10 for thereason that these parts may be readily folded together to occupy aminimum of space. of the pounder is then connected to the up- .right 20in the manner shown and described and the spring 26 is adjusted to thedesirable degree of tension. The operator may then grasp the handle 23and conveniently and easily apply a reciprocating motion in a vertiealdirection to the pounder proper. He

The handle 32 may freely and readily operate the pounder in any part ofthe tub to which the device is attached or to one or more tubs adjacentthereto. The pounder proper will advantageously rub the clothes andagitate the water to remove the dirt therefrom quickly and easily. Theoutlets for water at the top of the cone 33 will permit the inner cones37 to engage the clothes very forcibly, and at the same time the hoods36 will prevent the water from being forced beyond the tub.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new therein, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States therefor,is-- 1. The combination in a clothes-pounderoperating device, of astandard, means for detachably connecting the standard with a tub or thelike, an arm pivoted to the standard and capable of moving in ahorizontal plane, a frame comprising two uprights and two horizontalpieces pivoted together, and having one of said uprights pivotallymounted in the outer end of the said arm, a contractile springadjustably attached to one of the said uprights and to one of the saidhorizontal pieces of the frame, and means for detachably connecting apounder with the remaining upright of the said frame, for the purposesstated.

2. A clothes-pounderoperating device, comprising a standard having arounded extension at its top, means for clamping the same to a tub orthe like, a device comprising a sheet-metal cylinder, and two similarcylinders extended at right angles thereto at the opposite ends thereof,one being designed to receive the rounded end of the said standard, aframe composed of two uprights, one of said uprights being rounded toenter the remaining tube of the said device, a bar pivoted to the upperends of said uprights, a lever pivoted to the lower ends of the saiduprights at the opposite side thereof, a contractile spring secured tothe upper edge of the lever and adjustably secured to the upper end ofthe rounded upright, two wire loops at the opposite sides of theremaining upright, guides at the upper and lower ends of the saidupright, and a pin designed to pass through the said loops and clamp aclothes-pounder handle to the said upright, all arranged and combinedsubstantially in the manner set forth and for the purposes stated.

LOREN D. HART. ALBERT J. HART. \Vitnesses:

L. H. PUHN, M. J EAN WILKINsoN.

